Car crashes into Walmart in Algonquin; driver seriously injured, building damaged

A driver was seriously injured when a car crashed into a Walmart Superstore in Algonquin overnight.

The Walmart Superstore at 1410 S. Randall Road remained closed Wednesday morning because of the damage caused by the crash, although the store reopened later Wednesday.

Algonquin police said they responded about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday to the store, and that their preliminary investigation determined a red sedan was traveling north “at a high rate of speed” on a rear access road for the Algonquin Commons shopping center.

Police said in a news release that the car crossed County Line Road and collided with the side of the store, causing “significant damage” both to the store and car. There were employees inside the store at the time, but no one inside the building was injured, police said.

The driver, who was alone in the car, was taken by the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District to a nearby landing zone and then flown to a Level 1 trauma center with serious injuries, officials said.

The investigation is ongoing. The Algonquin Police Department asked anyone who witnessed the crash to call 847-658-4531.